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1. standing(noun)

   social or financial or professional status or reputation

   "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

2. standing(noun)

   an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

3. standing(adj)

   the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

4. standing(a)(adj)

   having a supporting base

   "a standing lamp"

5. standing(a)(adj)

   not created for a particular occasion

   "a standing committee"

6. standing(a)(adj)

   (of fluids) not moving or flowing

   "mosquitoes breed in standing water"

7. standing(a)(adj)

   executed in or initiated from a standing position

   "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"

8. standing(adj)

   (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs

   "standing room only"

9. standing(adj)

   permanent

   "a standing army"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. standing(Noun)

   Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist".

2. standing(Noun)

   Duration.

   a member of long standing

3. standing(Noun)

   The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

4. standing(Noun)

   The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places".

5. standing(Noun)

   room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles

6. standing(Noun)

   The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.

   He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

7. standing(Verb)

   ; in the process of coming to an upright position.

8. standing(Adjective)

   Erect, not cut down.

   So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? - 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), Backdraft

9. standing(Adjective)

   Performed from an erect position.

   standing ovation

10. standing(Adjective)

    Remaining in force or status.

11. standing(Adjective)

    Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Standing

   of Stand

2. Standing(adj)

   remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn

3. Standing(adj)

   not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water

4. Standing(adj)

   not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color

5. Standing(adj)

   established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees

6. Standing(adj)

   not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed)

7. Standing(noun)

   the act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand

8. Standing(noun)

   maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing

9. Standing(noun)

   place to stand in; station; stand

10. Standing(noun)

    condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing

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1. Standing

   In law, standing or locus standi is the term for the ability of a party to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged to support that party's participation in the case. Standing exists from one of three causes: ⁕The party is directly subject to an adverse effect by the statute or action in question, and the harm suffered will continue unless the court grants relief in the form of damages or a finding that the law either does not apply to the party or that the law is void or can be nullified. This is called the "something to lose" doctrine, in which the party has standing because they directly will be harmed by the conditions for which they are asking the court for relief. ⁕The party is not directly harmed by the conditions by which they are petitioning the court for relief but asks for it because the harm involved has some reasonable relation to their situation, and the continued existence of the harm may affect others who might not be able to ask a court for relief. In the United States, this is the grounds for asking for a law to be struck down as violating the First Amendment, because while the plaintiff might not be directly affected, the law might so adversely affect others that one might never know what was not done or created by those who fear they would become subject to the law – the so-called "chilling effects" doctrine.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1488

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1164

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'standing' in Nouns Frequency: #1455

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of standing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of standing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. George Burns:

   I get a standing ovation jaust standing.

2. Matthew Trevithick:

   Within an hour of standing on the street.

3. Owner Dan Ruedinger:

   I’ve had enough and I ’m standing up.

4. Sandip Patel:

   Standing on the earth and think to fly high.

5. Matshona Dhliwayo:

   A candle cannot boast standing next to the sun.

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